Last day of February
Als je de vogels voert krijg je ook vogels in je tuin die mooi zijn maar die je liever niet ziet omdat de kleine vogels op het menu staan van deze vogel. En wat blijft het een tijd akelig stil in de tuin als de Sperwer er is. Geen andere vogel meer te zien. En wat is het tuinleven toch mooi om te zien. De temperaturen zijn flink gedaald ten opzichte van het begin van de week. Was het maandag nog 18C vanmorgen moest ik mijn handschoenen weer opzoeken -1C.
When you feed the birds you also have birds visiting the garden that are beautiful but you don't like to see because they have the little birds on theire menu. When this Sparrow-Hawk shows up it's very quiet in the garden for a long time because the other birds are hiding. If you are a wildlife lover please take a look at the beautiful blog of the Norwegian Professional Photograper Tom Dyring Wildphoto click link. Gardenlife is beautiful. Temperatures droped here. Last monday +18C and this morning -1C I had to surch for my gloves before I went out for a walk with my dog.
I wish you a wonderful new week with many happy moments ahead.
Rosehugs Marijke
The Scilla are like little stars of joy in a dark night.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenBest wishes from California!
Good morning Hoover Boo,
VerwijderenYes they are like little stars. I love to see the play of light and shadow on the flowers.
They are so welcome.
I wish you a beautiful new month.
Rosehugs Marijke
Good evening dear Marijke,
BeantwoordenVerwijderenYou have made a beautiful photo of the Sparrow Hawk! I have seen here too in my yard. Thank you for the link to the Norwegian photograph. I must show the link to my brother. He loves to photograph birds too.
It's lovely to see the scillas in you garden.
Have a wonderful week ahead!
Rosehugs, Marit
Good morning dear Marit,
VerwijderenIt's wonderful that you have the Sparrow-Hawk in your garden too!! It was quiet on the blog of the photographer and I was happy that he posted again. I hope your brother love his photo's too!! At the moment I realize how wonderful it is to see the early springflowers. I think I don't have enough of this bulbs or plants in my garden at the moment, because I am to much focust at the roses but it will take a couple of months before they come in to bloom. Well it's never to late to do something about that.
I wish you a wonderful new week ahead.
Rosehugs Marijke
That is a great photo of a sparrow hawk, Marijke!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenI have the narcissi "Tete a tete" on my balcony - first sign of spring (well, after the snowdrops). In one of my rose pots (I have 4) sits a little dark blue scilla - I love it because it reminds me of my parents' garden, where huge fields of those blue flowers were under the fruit trees - they have so many seeds in one little seed capsule!
Good morning dear Britta,
VerwijderenTete a Tete shows that spring is there. The blue Scilla has an amazing beautiful blue color. The blue one is also in my garden but is still a very small one. I hope one day it will do it's best to spread it's seeds in my little garden. Must be an amazing vieuw in your parents garden to see the huge fields of the blue one.
I wish you a wonderful new week ahead.
Rosehugs Marijke
I am anxiously awaiting flowers in my garden, Marijke. And the hawks are welcome too!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenGood morning David,
VerwijderenI hope for you that springflowers will show up soon. Hawks are wonderful birds to see.
Have a wonderful day.
Marijke
Beautiful flowers that you show and spring has come a bit further in your garden. But you have the same and very big variation in temperature. That is weird.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenxx
Carina
Good morning dear Carina,
VerwijderenEvery single flower is so welcome at this time of the year. It's amazing to see how strong everything has to be in the garden. The variation of temperatures here is extreme this year.
Happy springtime Carina
Rosehugs Marijke
Hello! Weather looks similar in your place and mine. Repeating warm and cold spell, there is temperature difference from -1 to 22C in a week. I share the same emotion with you at this time of year. Nice shot of Sparrow hawk! Scilla looks like stars on earth and yellow Narcissus is delightful to see.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenYoko
Good morning dear Yoko,
VerwijderenThe temperatures are showing a strange behavior this year. One day it's warm enough to be out without a coat and next day you have to wear gloves again in the early morning hours.
The Scilla is very welcome to me at this time of the year.
Have a wonderful new month of March and happy springtime
Rosehugs Marijke
The daffodils and Scilla are lovely, Marijke. Hawks scare off the small birds in my garden too but it is hard for them to swoop in undetected and I have yet to see them catch one of the smaller birds. Even though flowers are appearing in greater profusion here, I still get excited by every new bloom I see at this time of year. Yesterday, one of my species tulips 'Lady Jane' made an appearance and I was delighted as I was not sure they would return for a second year - tulips do not like my climate! Best wishes.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenHello Kris,
VerwijderenIt is not nice to see the raptor flying away with a little bird in it´s claws. I am to much focust at my roses. I know now that I have to do something to see more flowers at this time of the year. I´ve looked at the internet and tulip Lady Jane is a pretty one. Tulips don´t come back in my garden for a second year. Only the botanical ones come back.
I wish you a wonderful springtime
Marijke
Ja dan pak je toch gauw de camera met de sperwer op bezoek.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenIk had hem deze winter ook in de tuin.
Mooie foto's Marijke.
Groetjes Tinie
Hoi Tinie,
VerwijderenZeker weten alleen jammer dat het achter het raam moet gebeuren. Als de achterdeur open gaat is de vogel gevlogen.
Heerlijke lente gewenst.
Je hebt de boosdoener ( hoewel - een sperwer is een sperwer ;-) ) in elke geval gespot in je tuin.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenHier verdenk ik de buizerd ervan vanmorgen een klein zangvogeltje te hebben geplukt: allemaal witte veertjes op een plek in de tuin. Daarom was het er een tijdje zo stil ... zoals bij jou.
Hartelijke groeten, Zem.
Hallo Zem,
VerwijderenDus er worden meerdere kleine vogels gegeten door die ondeugende roofvogels. Maar ook de ekster grijpt ze als ze jongen hebben. En stil was het zeker.
Heerlijke dag gewenst.
Hartelijke groetjes Marijke
Happy first spring days, Marijke. I love daffodils as well. Wait for their appearance here too.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenHugs!
Good afternoon dear Nadezda,
VerwijderenI wish you a wonderful springtime ahead. Yes the early daffodils bring a spell of color into the almost empty garden of this moment.
Rosehugs Marijke